Chronic intussusception.
Chronic intussusception is a rare but completely correctable cause of failure to thrive in infants and children. The presenting features differ from acute intussusception. We present the case of a 16 month old boy presenting with a three week history of anorexia, diarrhoea, and weight loss with subsequent delayed diagnosis.
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Department of Radiology, King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London.
Price
J F
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Salisbury
J R
JR
Howard
E R
ER
Karani
J
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D002908:Chronic Disease; D005183:Failure to Thrive / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007223:Infant; D007443:Intussusception / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male